Today I took Maserai, Lucia and Mamie shopping. The second hand shoe seller was in town. I got permission from the principal to take the girls out of school and off we went. I could tell it was a Big Day for the girls when they insisted on changing out of their school uniforms and […]
Salone 2011
No Petrol for the Ambulance
Mohamed is the local Community Health Officer. He has 3 years of training after high school. With this professional background he stitches wounds, performs minor surgeries, and treats malaria. Today I rode with Mohamed on his motorbike to his health centre in Mombajo. His first patient was a young 20 year old woman who was […]
Home to Sumbuya
When we rolled into Sumbuya, Maserai came running. Her hug was warm and we were soon joined by Lucia and Mamie. The girls wear rags and I’m reminded that their best clothes are their school uniforms. Everyone crowds into the parlour as I hand out cloth for new lappas and my big surprise–framed photos from […]
Through the North
Back. On this trip I’ll first go to Kabala in the north. Kenawa has been hard to contact and I learned that he’s been seriously ill. With regrets, we promise to meet up on my return through Freetown. I arrange a jeep and driver through a Lebanese friend—not Kenawa, but I’m ready to be a […]